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Identify the following.

_______________1.It contains teachings and sayings from a period of about 23 years and was
standardized by a man named Uthman, consisting of 114 chapters known as suras, the holy book of
Islam.
_______________2.The most populous Muslim country
_______________3.Known as religion of ancient Persia whose founder was the title character in a work
by Nietzsche
_______________4.________ is a Portuguese explorer, leader of the first European expedition to
successfully sail to India.
_______________5.During the American Revolutionary War, this city was abandoned after a clandestine
retreat in August 1776. This large city was originally named New Amsterdam.
_______________6.According to historian Taylor Branch, this man was once found wandering
Pennsylvania Avenue in his underwear, trying to hail a cab in an intoxicated search for pizza. He was also
the first President of the Russian Federation, and the predecessor of Vladimir Putin.
_______________7.Originating from a Stanford research project, this company was founded in 1998
and its IPO in 2004 gave it a market capitalization of $23 billion, though it is now about 8 times that.
What is this company founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin that warns itself Dont Be Evil, a leader in
internet searches?
_______________8.In 1888, this nation became the last in the Western Hemisphere to officially ban
slavery. It is also the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America.
_______________9.At its heights in the seventh century BC, this kingdom was led by a king who Byron
claimed came down like a wolf on the fold. In addition to Sennacherib, it was led by a man who
established a massive library in its capital of Ninevah.
_______________10.___________ is the eleventh and current President of South Korea. She is the first
woman to be elected as President in South Korea, and is serving the 18th presidential term.
_______________11.After authorizing an attack on the Golden Temple of Amritsar, she was killed by
two of her own Sikh bodyguards. She is also daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru and served as third Prime
Minister of India.
_______________12.The original trophy awarded to the winners of this event was stolen in Brazil in
1983, and has never been recovered. Uruguay is by far the smallest country by population to have ever
won it, and the current champion, Spain, has only won it once. This is a global occurrence, held every
four years, the worlds most widely viewed sporting event.
_______________13.__________ is the second largest landlocked nation, and also the least densely
populated, an Asian nation located between Russia and China.
_______________14.He arrived in Cebu in 1565 to establish the first Spanish settlement in the
Philippines, marking the beginning of Spain's colonization and Christianization of the archipelago.
_______________15.The _________, the Philippines longest river, originates in Nueva Vizcaya.
_______________16.The most translated Philippine poem is ___________.
_______________17.He named the Philippines Las Islas Filipinas after King Philip II of Spain.
_______________18.When he traveled to Japan, Rizal met a girl named _________, also known as O-
Sei-San. If he had not had any patriotic mission, he could have married her.
_______________19.At the time of his trip in Europe, Rizal published "El Filibusterismo" in Ghent,
Belgium. He was so glad about the printing but his funds were extremely low and he had to leave the
printing half-done. Joy turned to despair and Rizal was about to burn the novel ... Then __________
came to his aid and the printing resumed.
_______________20.________ is the first and last Prime Minister of the Philippines after WW II.
_______________21.___________ is the largest state in the USA.
_______________22.Entomology is the science that studies ________.
_______________23.When Rizal excelled as a top student at Ateneo de Manila, a school administered
by the Jesuit priests, he loved reading books and novels. Among other books, he read a novel by
Alexander Dumas. This was the first novel that he really loved.
_______________24.She is a Filipino heroine. After her husband died, she continued the war against
Spain, was caught and hanged.
_______________25.The ________ is the lowest-ranking wolf in a pack, subordinate to all other pack
members.
_______________26.Rizals novel Noli Me Tangere was published in _______ in 1887.
_______________27.In Norse mythology, it is the name of the ultimate battle.
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_______________28.What digit does not exist in Roman Numerals?

_______________29.Manufactured by Intamin, Formula Rossa is the world's fastest roller coaster with a
top speed of 240 km/h (150 mph). In what Asian country can this be found?
_______________30.____________ or Genji Monogatari is considered the worlds oldest novel. Written
by Murasaki Shikibu over a thousand years ago, this novel illustrates a unique depiction of the
livelihoods of high courtiers during the Heian period.
_______________31.What was the first book published in the Philippines?
_______________32.During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, ___________ was appointed as
the Filipino president by the Japanese.
_______________33.What group of animals would be in a clowder?
_______________34.It was built by the Spaniards and only whites and certain other classed as whites)
were allowed to live there in Spanish colonial times. This was also known as the walled city.
_______________35.This dictatorial proclamation made in September 1972 sparked off a revolution
and chaos. It gave the President the wide ranging powers including the right to nominate his successor,
commonly known as The Martial Law act.
_______________36.__________ is the capital city of Somalia.
_______________37.____________ is the early Chinese military treatise that has become popular with
Western business leaders, a work written by Sun Tzu.
_______________38.This city, whose landmarks included the Hippodrome and the Hagia Sophia, is
located in modern-day Turkey, on the border of Europe and Asia.
_______________39.Military conflicts during this period included the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-
Japanese War. The name of this period translates to enlightened rule and it began with the installation
of Mutsuhito as Emperor of Japan. _______ period of Japanese history, lasting from 1868 to 1912, is also
name for a famous Restoration.
_______________40.This dynasty was founded by the Aisin Gioro clan and it faced the Dungan Revolt,
the Nien Rebellion, and the Panthay Rebellion. This dynasty was finally overthrown following the Xinhai
Revolution when the empress dowager Longyu abdicated in favor of the last emperor, Puyi. This is the
last dynasty to rule China.
_______________41.____________ is the battle where Athens defeated Persia, also known as source of
the name of a long race.
_______________42.This empire based around a North African city whose generals included Hamilcar
Barca and Hannibal during its fighting in the Punic Wars.
_______________43.This country is home to many tombs called Mastabas. This nation's Siwa Oasis can
be found in its Qattara Depression, which is the second lowest point in all of Africa. The ancient cities of
Thebes and Memphis are located in this present-day nation.
_______________44.She was the brainchild of Ruth Handler, and she made her debut on March 9,
1959. Since then, shes been an Air Force pilot, presidential candidate, cheerleader, and the resident of
her own Dream House with her boyfriend Ken.
_______________45.Her wedding was witnessed by approximately 750 million television viewers
worldwide, and during her tenure in her most famous position, she was active in charities dealing with
AIDS awareness, landmines, and the arts. After her divorce, she remained a public figure until her
sudden death in August of 1997. She is popularly known as Peoples Princess, the former wife of
Prince Charles.
_______________46.This leaders accomplishments include putting down Nayans rebellion and
installing Wonjong as the ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Three times, he attempted to invade
Vietnam along with his brother Mongke, and his two attempts to invade Japan were both cut short by
severe typhoons known as kamikaze. He is founder of the Yuan Dynasty.
_______________47.The song ________ holds the record for the most viewed video on Youtube with a
total of 1,677,312,116 views.
_______________48.What leading American newspaper is known as "The Gray Lady"?
_______________49.Since the end of World War II, which three colors have been on the German flag?
_______________50.____________ was the founder of Protestantism and was prosecuted by the Diet
of Worms.